AI can fuel biological weapons. We must harness its power for defense | Annie Jacobsen
‘The technology to engineer life is advancing faster than the existing laws, treaties, and safeguards meant to govern it. This widening gap is where existential danger lives.’ Photograph: APView image in fullscreen‘The technology to engineer life is advancing faster than the existing laws, treaties, and safeguards meant to govern it. This widening gap is where existential danger lives.’ Photograph: APOpinionAI (artificial intelligence)AI can fuel biological weapons.
- ▪‘The technology to engineer life is advancing faster than the existing laws, treaties, and safeguards meant to govern it.
- ▪This widening gap is where existential danger lives.’ Photograph: APView image in fullscreen‘The technology to engineer life is advancing faster than the existing laws, treaties, and safeguards meant to govern it.
- ▪This widening gap is where existential danger lives.’ Photograph: APOpinionAI (artificial intelligence)AI can fuel biological weapons.
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| Publication time | Mon, 27 Jul 2026 10:00:38 GMT |
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‘The technology to engineer life is advancing faster than the existing laws, treaties, and safeguards meant to govern it. This widening gap is where existential danger lives.’ Photograph: APView image in fullscreen‘The technology to engineer life is advancing faster than the existing laws, treaties, and safeguards meant to govern it. This widening gap is where existential danger lives.’ Photograph: APOpinionAI (artificial intelligence)AI can fuel biological weapons. We must harness its power for defenseAnnie JacobsenThe offensive potential is no longer theoretical.
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